After listening to the interviews with the CG crew it was a really close call for 1 of the pilots. He was hanging onto the 737's tail when the jet suddenly submerged. The pilot starting drowning, the rescue swimmer got to him just in time. One of the pilots (I suspect it was this one) is in critical condition in ICU, the other is in serious condition. It sounds like the jet broke up on impact. The 2nd pilot was clinging to a cargo container and by the time the swimmer got to him a Fire Rescue boat had arrived so he took the pilot over to it since they had a backboard and more people to help him.
The Rescue Swimmer was impressive. Said he'd been in the Coast Guard for 18.5 years so figure mid to upper 30's and there didn't appear to be an ounce of fat on him. Those folks have to stay in tip top shape.